Turns out, she didn't like it. Well, she liked the look but not the taste of the filling. It was a Butter Cake with Sweet Lime Curd Filling and buttercream frosting. Everything except for the buttercream came from The Cake Doctor and I actually found it really good, then again, I like citrus curd. After she took a bite she said "I told you I wanted strawberries in the filling!" Hhhmm....no you didn't. Ha! Nine year-olds!
The flowers and leaves are fondant.
Your cake turned out lovely!
ReplyDeleteWell done! Very cleanly decorated and truly pretty. Even if not to your sister's taste, the curd sounds delish!
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ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful cake... i also fancy all things culinary and i'm contemplating baking my daughter's b-day cake this year. i think i should start practicing so that by the time she's old enough to notice, i might be able to turn out something halfway decent. so I have 2 cake related questions for you:
1. where do you buy your fondant? or did you make it?
2. what implement do you use to halve your layers?
Noel, that is not fondant, it's buttercream. I use a cake leveler to torte (halve) the layers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and delicious-looking cake!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful birthday cake for your little sis! love the bright blue.
ReplyDelete...but the flowers and leaves are fondant, no? i've had limited experience working with fondant and i've yet to find one that i like the taste of. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, those are fondant. It is bought fondant but taste wasn't really an issue, we didn't eat the flowers or leaves. If you want tasty, albeit pricey, fondant, look into Satin Ice. The Wilton stuff is horrid though.
ReplyDeleteHmm. If I had a newborn I'd be lucky if I could make a cake out of a box...
ReplyDeleteTo me it looks lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteWanna make me a cake?
Family - can't choose 'em ;-) I think the cake looks fantastic - and what a lovely big sis you are to bake it in the first place!
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